HROB 2090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Job Satisfaction, Achievement Orientation, Expectancy Theory

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2090
• Professor: Thomas Sasso

Document Summary

It is one of the most traditional topics in organizational behaviour. Motivation is especially important in contemporary organizations: need for increased productivity, global competitiveness, rapid changes, need for flexibility, attention to customers. The extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal. Experts in organizational behaviour distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation: motivation that stems from the work environment external to the task and is usually applied by others, examples: pay, fringe benefits, company policies, and various forms of supervision. Some motivators have both extrinsic and intrinsic qualities. Performance refers to the extent to which an organizational member contributes to achieving the objectives of the organization. While motivation contributes to performance, the relationship is not one-to-one because a number of other factors also influence performance (e. g. , personality, intelligence) The ability to understand and manage one"s own and other"s feelings and emotions.